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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Islington 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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| Date | Offence | Magistrate's Decision | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22.10.57 | Food Hygiene Regulations, 1955. Regulation 14(1). Defective sanitary convenience at 89, Upper Street, N.l. Food Hygiene Regulations, 1955. Regulations 16(1) & (2). | Fined £25. | |
| 22.10.57 | Failure to provide wash hand basins and hot water at 89, Upper Street, N.l. Food and Drugs Act, 1955. Sec. 2(1). | Fined £25. | |
| 17.12.57 | Selling food, namely a steak and kidney pie, not of the quality demanded at 84, Offord Road, N.l. Food and Drugs Act, 1955. Sec. 2(1). | Fined £10. Defendant to pay £2 2s. 0d. cost | |
| 17.12.57 | Selling food, namely a sausage roll, not of the quality demanded at 217, Sussex Way, N.19. | Fined £5. Defendant to pay £1 1s. 0d. cost | |
Appeal against Magistrate's Decision to Quarter Sessions (No. of cases: 1)
| Date | Address | Remarks. |
| 9.12.57 | 89, Upper Street, N.l | Appeal dismissed. |
Unsound Food.
The total amount of food condemned during the year was :—
42 tons, 12 cwts., 3 qrs., 18 lbs., 4 ozs.
details of which are given in the following table :—
| Description | Tons | Cwts. | Qtrs. | Lbs. | Ozs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tinned Goods | 17 | 17 | 1 | 23 | 8 |
| Fish | — | 3 | 2 | 14 | 8 |
| *Meat | 16 | 15 | 1 | 20 | 12 |
| Others | 7 | 15 | 3 | 15 | 8 |
| Total | 42 | 12 | 1 | 18 | 4 |
* Includes 15 tons 11 cwts. 3 qrs. 18 lbs., Harrison, Barber & Co. Ltd.
The number of condemnation certificates issued was 1,151.
Most of the above food was condemned upon request by the respective owners,
but on seven occasions it was necessary for the Inspector to seize food and remove
it in order to have it dealt with as provided for by Section 9 of the Food and Drugs
Act, 1955. Details of the result of subsequent legal action taken appear on
pages 53-54.